Omega-3

Although fish oils may not be the first supplement that leaps to mind when you think of piling on muscle mass, experienced bodybuilders have long valued essential fatty acids (EFAs) for their unique combination of fitness-supporting benefits. The savvy athlete knows that true gains spring from a firm foundation of ...

[Editor's Note: Serious bodybuilders have long known that dietary fat intake doesn't make you fat. In fact, healthy fats are an indispensable source of energy, and are much less likely to be stored away as excess body fat than carbs. Of course, there is a hierarchy of dietary value when ...

As bodybuilders we receive all kinds of dietary advice from others, some good and some not so good. One of the most common suggestions is to keep all fats to a minimum to avoid consuming too many calories. From a basic perspective this ideology makes sense since each gram of ...

Forget the concrete slippers, here's seven reasons why you should take fish oil before you go to bed.
To build muscle, you need a little bit of inflammation in the body. A hard workout can do that for you. However, diet can cause inflammation tooâ€”just not in a good way. ...

Major Key to Lowering Body Fat
In the ongoing search for answers to the mass-building/fat loss challenges, we've heard quite a bit of press lately regarding cortisol's role in this equation. As we continue to investigate and understand this debilitating hormone, here is what we do know: high cortisol levels ...

The human body needs fatty acids and it can make all but two of them: linoleic acid (
omega-6 fatty acid) and linolenic acid (
omega-3 fatty acid). Given linolenic acid, the body can make the 20- and 22-carbon members of the omega-3 series, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid ...

Growing muscle begins by hitting it hard in the gym, while following a well-defined protocol of which muscle groups to work, and when. And that's just the beginning. How you work out plays a major role, along with proper
supplementation. Think about it, muscle grows as a response to the ...

Highly versatile super-nutrient helps create a perfect bodily environment for muscle gain and peak performance
There is also significant evidence that
omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil and flaxseed can slow auto-immune damage due to their anti-inflammatory properties. Following an intense training session, the muscles require the formation of eicosanoids ...

Hardly a day goes by without another article appearing in a prestigious medical journal highlighting the physiological benefits of
Omega-3 fatty acids. These key
"essential fatty acids" have been linked to reduction of the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, and other disorders.
In fact, so much good ...

In the first two parts of my
"Simplicity" article series, I put forth what I believe is basic framework for a powerful diet and supplementation regime. Ultimately my goal, as with my training ideas, is to "add value to life". In this installment I wanted to address the role and ...

If you think osteoarthritis is something that afflicts only ripening baby boomers and nursing-home residents, sit down and talk with former world-class gymnast Bart Conner someday, if the opportunity ever presents itself. Conner, who more than 20 years ago took home two Olympic gold medals and was considered one of ...

If you're seeking
weight loss and improved health, it's easy to look at fats as the root cause of that extra weight gain or the latest uptick in your blood pressure. But that doesn't make all fats bad, and it certainly doesn't make fats something to avoid. In fact, the ...

Speaking as someone who just spent three weeks in bed with the flu - coughing, sneezing, throat on fire, aching muscles and just plain miserable - I can tell you that missing my workouts only added insult to injury. And I thought I was doing all the right things ...